22 amazing data on Michelle Obama
If there is something we know safely, we miss Michelle Obama and the radiant presence of her in the White House.
If there is something we know safely, we miss Michelle Obama and her radiant presence in the White House. The wife of the previous president of the United States defined the role in a way that no woman has ever made, and although many of us know about parts of her life, you may not know these little-known data on this heroine for many.
1. Michelle Obama was born in Chicago, Illinois, on the south side, to be more accurate. If you think that the first African-American lady grew with privileges, you would be very wrong.
2. The family of her grew up in a one room apartment because finances were very tight. Michelle and her brother slept in the living room, with only a sheet instead of a wall to have some privacy.
3. The mother of Michelle Obama was a housewife, and her father worked at a water purification plant in Chicago.
4. She at the University She studied at Harvard and Princeton. When she was at Princeton University, African-American Studies and Sociology were her approach. For the thesis of sociology of her, she wrote "the educated blacks in Princeton and the black community."
5. The love story of Michelle with Barack Obama ultimately began due to her work with laws. She worked at Sidley & Austin, with a focus on the Intellectual Property Law.
6. She was in this legal office where she met her future her husband. The two joined for the first time in 1989, when Barack worked there during the summer. She was actually Barack's mentor. That sounds like a romantic comedy waiting to happen!
7. Although she started in law, Michelle's passion was rather contributing to public service. That is why she became the assistant of the Mayor of Chicago, Richard M. Daley, in 1991. A year later, she and Barack got married.
8. Education has always been an important aspect for the wife of this former president of the United States. She started in her childhood, her parents knew that education was the key to success, and that is why her parents taught the two sons of her to read and write at four years. It does not surprise me that it is so eloquent.
9. Michelle was the secret of Barack to be elected, in the campaign, she frequently made her husband seemed a more accessible human being by sharing silly domestic stories and talking about her defects. A good wife always keeps her husband punished!
10. When her husband was chosen for the Illinois Senate in 1996, Michelle had her own achievements. That year, she became the dean associated with students from the University of Chicago.
11. In 2019, Gallup published a survey that listed Michele Obama as the number one that the Americans admired. We can see completely why.
12. On January 26, 2020, the former First Lady won a Grammy for the best spoken world album, thanks to the recording of the "Becoming" audiobook.
13. The older brother of her, Craig, and she are very close, many thought that they were twins when they grew up, although there is a difference of age of almost two years among them. If you have seen the Netflix special of it, you may already know this.
14. The father of Mrs. Obama suffered from multiple sclerosis, and tragically died of the disease when she was only 20 years old.
15. In 1993, Michelle Obama founded the division in Chicago of Public Allies. This program was a training in leadership skills, specifically aimed at young adults. She was the executive director of this division until 1996.
16. When she was in high school, Michelle was placed in a rising class, which allowed him to begin to learn biology and French in only sixth grade.
17. The book of it was titled "Becoming" in response to the old question that is made to children: What do you want to be when you are older? This beauty never liked that question, since she claimed that when you "become" you will not grow more as a person. This queen is all about constant growth, education and change, as the rest of us should be.
18. On the first date of Barack and Michelle, the two saw Spike Lee's film, "Do The Right Thing". The film deals with racial tensions in Brooklyn at those times, and it is a magnificent testament of all its relationship.
19. At his wedding danced the song of Nat King Cole, "Unforgettable". Is there something that is not perfect in the favorite couple of America?
20. Michelle gave birth to Malia in 1998, but what she did not know then was that Malia would continue with her legacy in Harvard after graduating from high school. Sasha was born in 2001 and was only seven years old during the elections.
21. When Barack Obama made the decision to present himself to the presidency, Michelle earned her more money than her husband and was the main source of income from her home. All the qualities of a beauty contest queen, and a family support to start!
22. When entering the White House and in the new role of it as First Lady, Michelle made the conscious movement not to learn about the similar experiences of the previous first ladies, but she wanted to define her role in the manner of she.